Using Ready-Made AppleScripts

You can use AppleScript right away, by working with AppleScripts created by the friendly folks at Apple. To gain access to the ready-made scripts, open the Applications folder, select the AppleScript folder, and then select Example Scripts, or do it the easy way by activating the built-in Script menu. When you activate the Script menu, the Script icon appears on the right side of the menu bar and is available whenever you open an application. For example, you could click the Scripts icon, point to Printing Scripts, and then click Convert To PDF.

Use Ready-Made AppleScripts

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